Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Grand Bay is worth considering.
Grand Bay is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Grand Bay is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Grand Bay, the average commute to work is 35.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Grand Bay is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Grand Bay with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.24% of adults in Grand Bay have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grand Bay in 2018 was $35,288, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,152 for a family of four. However, Grand Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Bay is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Grand Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Bay include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Grand Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
